Technology and the Nature of Active Citizenship - EuroAfrica-ICT
Technology and the Nature of Active Citizenship - EuroAfrica-ICT
Technology and the Nature of Active Citizenship - EuroAfrica-ICT
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Introdution<br />
• Governance perspective – human development<br />
(MDGs).<br />
• Participation –activities <strong>of</strong> citizens <strong>and</strong>/or groups<br />
related to lobbying, voting, volunteering, dem<strong>and</strong> for<br />
services, etc.<br />
• <strong>Technology</strong> (Heeks, 2003):<br />
o Old – IT automating internal workings <strong>of</strong> government<br />
by processing data<br />
o New – <strong>ICT</strong>s supporting & transforming <strong>the</strong> external<br />
workings <strong>of</strong> government by processing &<br />
communicating data
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